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February 5 2022 Vol. XXVIII • No. 3
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Inside
Northern Green: Industry Comes Together in Minneapolis...12
By Cindy Riley CEG CORRESPONDENT
Professionals Gather in Las Vegas for World of Concrete...22
The ribbon cutting won’t take place until 2023, but a new campus for Des Moines University (DMU) is already taking shape. As the school prepares to celebrate its 125th anniversary, officials are overseeing construction on the 88acre site, located in West Des Moines. “For years, we’ve had a strong vision of growth for the university,” said Angela Walker Franklin, DMU president and chief executive officer. “In our current location on Grand Avenue, we are landlocked and cannot expand our see DMU page 74
AED Holds Its Annual Summit, CONDEX in Orlando...26
DMU photo
Conventional construction equipment includes three 300-ton capacity cranes and four supplemental 100-ton all-terrain cranes used to support the construction of the four buildings.
Filling the Bill: Contractors Optimistic in 2022
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Construction Industry Plans to Bump Up Headcounts to Meet Job Deadlines
Aggregate & Recycling Section ..........................32-43
By Lucy Perry
Attachment & Parts Section ......................................45-49
Two big construction industry outlook reports released in early January show promising construction industry stats where workforce is concerned. The supply-chain issues and labor shortages continue, yet respondents to both surveys said they plan to hire and increase staff this
Truck & Trailer Section ........ ......................................51-57 Auction Section ............72-77 Business Calendar..............76 Advertisers Index ..............78
CEG CORRESPONDENT
year. Contractors across the construction spectrum are encouraged to follow suit. In its latest construction hiring survey, the AGC found that 74 percent of more than 1,000 member firms plan to add to their payroll in 2022. And three quarters of the civil contractors and engineers who responded to a recent quarterly survey by a Dodge Construction Network partner-
ship are upbeat about their workload this year and plan to hire more workers to meet the need. The latest issue of the Civil Quarterly (TCQ) detailed survey results that show optimism among civil contractors regarding the construction economy in 2022. Contractors believe worker shortages will still have a major impact, however. see JOBS page 58
Contractors expect revenue and profit margin gains this year, and believe the workforce pool is strengthened through building enrollment in technical high schools and vocational training programs.
